A delicate bronze sculpture of a falcon perched on a tree stump, with intricate shakudo decoration

Description:

Japan, seal mark Kazan saku, Meiji period
H. 31 cm
The bird of prey, depicted sitting upright, is shown with a pronounced hooked beak and intricately detailed plumage. The breast, wing and tail feathers are finely chiselled and sculpted in relief, and partly decorated in shakudo. The irregularly shaped plinth depicts a tree stump with gnarled branches and roots.
From a private collection in Berlin
Compare a broinze and silver model of a cockatoo of this artist, sold Bonhams London, 7.11.2013, lot 516 - Minimal signs of ageing, well preserved